Presidential Economic Address

In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Bush outlined his budget and economic goals. He offered a plan that…
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In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Bush outlined his budget and economic goals. He offered a plan that would provide a $1.6 trillion tax cut, pay off $2 trillion of the national debt over the next 10 years, and leave a portion of the projected surplus for emergency measures. He also talked about education policy, Social Security, and his philosophy of limited government. close

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*The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.